It was a gamble that’s paid off handsomely. Should you look hard enough in Warner Music Group’s fiscal filings, you’ll spot that Access withdrew $925 million in cash dividends from the company in the first eight months of 2018 — including a whopping $500 million lump sum in August.

The truth behind the truth, then: The music industry, which many wrote off as a dead duck, is now, once again, making exceedingly rich people significantly richer. Ask the guy worth $17.9 billion, and he’ll tell you: We’re officially back in business.

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